VERA Files
A video circulating online is making claims about the alleged “truth” behind the declaration of Martial Law and another on former senator Benigno “Ninoy” Aquino Jr’s supposed ties with communists. […]
Netizens reuploaded a snippet of a YouTube video containing claims about the Marcos family wealth that is without basis. A TikTok user and Facebook page Kristine DIARY (created on Oct. […]
Sinabi ni Sen. Imee Marcos na ang kanyang ama, ang dating pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr., ay ginawaran ng tatlong klase ng military decorations mula sa gobyerno ng United States (U.S.) para sa kanyang military service noong World War II. Hindi ito totoo.
The crowd was not shouting Marcos’ name but was screaming as Robredo held up the poster. The audio of a crowd chanting ‘BBM’ was just inserted into the video.
Many of the bronze busts, statues and monuments were not built during the terms of both Aquinos. Some of the statues were also privately funded or donated by artists.
In a Feb. 25 interview with acting Palace spokesperson Martin Andanar, Duterte said he is not certain about endorsing a candidate in the May 9 elections. “I may or I may not but preferably I’d like to stay neutral.”
This needs context. The decades-old video showed Marcos making remarks about the country’s mutual defense agreement with the U.S.
A heavy dose of conspiracy theory, denial of human rights violations during the Marcos dictatorship and casting of democracy icon President Corazon Aquino as villain were among the scores of martial law and Edsa-1 related disinformation debunked by Tsek.ph.
It further misleads by claiming that Marcos was acquitted in the international court.
At 9:05 in the evening of February 25, 1986, as the multitude of Filipinos in revolt closed in on Malacañang, the Marcoses scurried out of the palace with their 22 crates of loot on board four helicopters from the United States embassy. It was believed that the deposed dictator Ferdinand E. Marcos had taken everyone dear to him and everything of immense value into exile. He did not. Marcos abandoned his own mother.